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"So at the very least, they are assuming females in their own minds."
How can you classify on what they think or decide as a gender? Let's see: Seth just wants power. Not much to go on there. Ursula is the protector of Riviera. Ursula decides on what is best for the survival and safeness of Riviera, just like any decent protector would as that is their purpose. The "gender of their mind" has nothing to do with it.
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True, to be considered female you'd have to be able tp reproduce, but THEY TOOK ON THE FORM OF females, and female is a gender.
You did not say that, you specifically said they took on a form of a living creature, and living creatures have genders. But seeing as you said
living creature, that would mean that it they would have a metabolism, adapt to their environment, reproduce, you know...things that LIVING CREATURES DO. Ursula is not a living creature, Ursula is the
spirit protector of Riviera.
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I agreed and said they were of neither sex, but stated that they have the appearance of females.
Oh really? Your post says otherwise.
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I mean they took on the form of a living creature, and living creatures have genders.
As for the whole bandage/ribbon thing:
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Yes, they are. I never said ribbons ARE pretty, I just imagine then to be better looking than a blank line.
And I just imagine that a ribbon to be better looking than a wide grey line. Even though you never did say ribbons are pretty, it's quite obvious that ribbons are used as a decorative accessory to MAKE THINGS PRETTY. Also, bandages aren't fixed to being just used for wounds.
And one more thing, would you call what is wrapped around Serene's arms ribbons too?